Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obliged to ask parliament for funds for these expeditions and for his other expenses , the King found that , instead of voting him the customs duties for life , as was normal on the monarch s accession , it attempted to impeach Buckingham for corruption and incompetence . |
| 2 | Glen-Gery in the US and the pulp side should turn around this year but David Taylor at UBS Phillips & Drew thinks that by paying interest instead of receiving it the group will make a much-the-same £10m this time , and may cut dividends to 4p . |
| 3 | Instead of showing me the door , he roared with laughter : ‘ So what if I clothe gangsters on the screen ? |
| 4 | We become inwardly angry because our partner fails to live up to our expectations , instead of offering them the opportunity to discuss things with tolerance and understanding . |
| 5 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |
| 6 | In every case if we had done nothing instead of doing something the consequences would have been equally disastrous . |
| 7 | In every case , he wrote , if we had done something instead of doing nothing the consequences would have been equally disastrous . |
| 8 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 9 | Instead of paying everybody the same state pension , the state should protect those in need adequately , and leave the rest to look after themselves . |